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WRONGED SCIENTIST 　　Chinese-born American scientist Xi Xiaoxing was cleared of U.S. charges that he shared sensitive technology with China on September 11. Xi， a professor of physics with Temple University in Philadelphia， was arrested in May by Federal Bureau of Investigations agents following allegations that he had sent schematics for a device called “pocket heater，” which is used in semiconductor research， to scientists in China. 　　It was later found that the diagram was for a different innocuous device. “I don’t expect them to understand everything I do，” Xi told The New York Times. “But the fact that they don’t consult with experts and then charge me？ ？ They shouldn’t do this. This is not a joke.” 　　Xi， 57， is a world-renowned physicist specializing in superconductor research. He obtained his PhD in physics from Peking University in Beijing in 1987 and went to the United States two years later. He taught at Pennsylvania State University before joining Temple University in 2009. 　　 Better and Cheaper Telecom Services 　　People’s Daily September 11 　　State-owned telecom giant China Mobile plans to adopt a tiered data pricing plan， according to recent reports. Under the new plan， the more data users consume， the less they will be charged. The new plan will be implemented on a trial basis in seven provinces and municipalities， including Beijing， in September. If the trials are successful， the pricing strategy will be rolled out nationwide. 　　The new pricing system has drawn skepticism from customers who believe that it will lower the monthly bills of frequent Internet surfers only. China Mobile has also faced recent criticism for another new measure aimed at lowering charges. The company has announced an 80-percent cut of international data roaming charges. However， it has failed to significantly reduce domestic data fees， fueling concern over its sincerity toward lowering costs. 　　Thanks to the proliferation of smart phones， the main function of cell p